Hope - can anybody share their story, perhaps from a pure ocd (like scrupulosity) where you started with no hope of possible recovery. Say you felt like it beat your faith down so hard you thought recovery was nigh impossible. But then you did!

Hi! I struggled with Harm O, Scrupulousity, and HOCD and recovered. I was at the point where I told my mom (trigger warning) “I’m gonna kill myself if this doesn’t get better” and I would pray for God to let me die in my sleep if my obsessions were true so I couldn’t hurt anyone. I’m SO much better now, like even better than before the OCD hit. It takes exposure, healthy eating, and positivity—at least for me, everyone’s different. I’m honestly the happiest I’ve ever been so I promise you, it does get better!

Hi- faith is very important to me. Many times over now I’ve fallen into this cycle of obsessive thoughts about my body -specifically my penis ?- that I have to make sure it’s good enough. Usually I’m compelled to masterbate and sometimes I’ll go a googling and end up viewing erotic pictures of men. This of course goes against my beliefs about what’s right and wrong. It chips away at my soul. I’ve often concluded that my thoughts and actions make me a bad person- tainted by the things I’ve let into my mind and beyond forgiveness. I’ve been in such a negative state that I’ve even thought about leaving my family because they would be better off without me ( also against my morals). I do well for a while and then it happens again. Prayer and determination just are not enough for me because I’m sick. That’s been and is the hardest thing for me to accept- that I’m sick. Talking to others about what enters my mind and the anxiety and subsequent compulsions is just too shameful for me to do. Honest and open communication with my wife and close friends is proving to be a lifeline for me. I definitely identify with the PureO profile. Been suffering for a long time without knowledge or help. And now I’m starting therapy. I have hope now of recovery. I recently took some advice and cut sugar, alcohol, and caffeine from my diet and that’s helping me a lot with my anxiety and irritability- sorry for the long testimonial

That’s my dream